The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-04
DIR. M,GLYSN,s CASE.
Ills Reply To Archbishop CorrIgan and
Charges Against Him,

NEw YoRK, Feb. 3.-The iorthcomint
Issue OF tho Standard, Henry Georgia now
papor, will contain tho reply OF Rev. Dr.
McGlynn, tho deposed president Of st.
Stephens Church. Dr.. McGlynn'a reply
fills six columns Of tho Standard. He be.
gina: The letter OF August, 1882, from
Cardinal Simeoni, to which Archbishop
Corrigsn refers, / am not now able TO find,
but It's true as bo states, that this letter
complained OF my land league speeches as
containing propositions op.nly contrary
10 the teachings Of the Catholic Church,
The doctrines, thus s.igmatIzed, we're those
| have held and taught before and
since, namely, that all men are
equally entitled to the uss OF the
general bountics Of nature, in.
Guiding land, as well as sunlight, air
and water, and that human laws ought to
be 80 changed ss 10 conform to thia die.
tate Of natural justice. affirm that whils
acknowledging the right OF exclusive
ownership in all that Ia produced by
human industry, l would at tho same
time compel those who enjoy exclusively
larger portion OF the bounties OF nature
to pay 10 the community On equi.
valent in the way Of taxation TO the iull
amount Of the rental value.
Il is absolutely falbe, although stated
by Archblahop Corrigsn, OIL tho authority
Of Cardinal McCloskey, that Recognized
my errors and prcfeased to bs sorry for
them." ~ 5'.-
On the contrary, in my interview with
Cardinal McCloskey reatlirmsd the doc.
trine and explained it and defended 1t
from misunderstanding and misapprohen.
sion. | told him suba,antislly thRt knew
my theology we'll enough nos to sin..ays;ns.
it ignorantly, and that l loved my religion
too we'll to sin against it wilfully. vol.
untarially promised to ahatain from max.
log land league speeches, not because l
nckno owledged tho right OF any one to for.
bid me, but because l knew too we'll the
power Of my ecclesiastical superiors to i'm.
pair and almost destroy my usefulness in
ths ministry Of Christ's church, 10 which
! had consecrated my life.
DR.. McGlynn, then gives at length, two
le!tsss from the propaganda, one under
date OF September l2, 1882, directing tho
suspension, or disciplining OF DR.. Nc.
Glynn for land league speeches: the
other under date Of May TO-; 1883, calling
attention to the fact that though DR.. Nc.
Glynn had modified his tane he Yas still
speaking in favor OF Irish Revolution"
and onu from Vicsr General Qainn 10
Dr.. McGlynn dated May q, conveying a
request that be should no. attend a&cer.
tain land league meeting This meeting
DR.. McGlynn states was to. bs addressed
by Alexander Sullivan. the newly elected
league president. McGlynn asserts that
he had not expressed any intention OF at
tending it, and that other priests wero
similarly warned. f6T .E
In roply to the complaint from Rome OF
May, 1888, McGlynn wrote to Cardinal
McClosSey: | regret very much that this
Cardinal Project has found new cause for
displeasura in report in some Boston
journal. The meeting must have been
that held in this city in February last,
which 'Sas not e. land league meeting such
as l had voluntarily promised you not to
attend, but was for the relief OF people
suffering from famine in Ireland and was
held by a union OF Irish county societies,
under the nams OF the Irish Confederation
Of America I find iu journal an &C.
count Of the sending OF the money raised
q. that meeting with letter OF Bishop
Nulty's. showing how i. was used to re-
lieye distress 10 Ireland. l enclose this
article and I b,g You to consider i! part
Of this letter.
In speaking for tho relief of distress L
alluded to the injustice which Ia the cause
Of it, and urged tho duty Of reiressing
such irjuatice. In this I thought I was
bu. fayoring that demand for Injustice to
Ireland which wSs made by O'Uonnell
and the bishops end priests OF Ireland,
and by many OF our own, especially
Archbishop Hughes, and which has been
| think common place in the St.
Patrick's day seymcna. l shall hence
forth Ietuae to take psrt in any such
meeting though it bs for charitable ob-
jscta.
Dr.. McGiynn then quotes his letter, CIV
ing reasons ior not taking n prof1ered sum-
mar vacation in trip to R1ms to present
his csss in person, saying that would in
terrupt his plans for reducing his church
debt. ra.=-.g..